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Description	PAIA 5700 P 'The Drum' Analog Drum Module / Percussion Synthesizer • 4 voice analog drum synthesizer • each voice has a modular interface (trigger inputs / cv inputs) • 100% USA analog synthesizer, built and shipped by PAIA • 4 trigger inputs, works great with any VDrum / other electronic drum set These were made in the USA by PAIA, and also provided as a kit in the late 1970's to early 1980's when modular machines were in fashion. This percussion synth is modular in that you can house up to four 5700 drum modules. Each voice is an independent analog synth with waveform select, pitch, envelope control, noise amount and filter control. Also, each voice is removable and can be replaced with other similarly sized modules in the PAIA 5700P housing.
Brand	PAiA
Model	The Drum
Device	Drum
Type	Desktop
Engine Type	Analog
Engine	VCO
Voices (max)	4
Oscillators	1
Noise	Y
Engine Detailed	1 VCO, Sine, Square, White Noise
Filter (VCF)	1 12dB Slope (2-pole), Low Pass
Envelope (VCA)	Decay
Keys	0
Key type	N/A
Velocity	N/A
Aftertouch	N/A
CV-gate	CV In
Extra info	DIY kit
Produced:	1975

Legend:		Obvious	Y: Yes, N: No, N/A: Not Applicable
VCO	Voltage Controlled Oscillator	DCO	Digital Controlled Oscillator
LFO	Low Frequency Oscillator	Sub	Sub Oscillator
VCF	Voltage Controlled Filter	VCA	Voltage Controlled Amplifier
Velocity	As with a piano, the harder you hit a key, the louder the sound, unlike most organs which always produce the same loudness no matter how hard you hit a key.	Aftertouch	Pressing a key after you activated it. Channel Aftertouch, no matter which key, it will send a Channel message. Poly Aftertouch, sends the pressure per key instead of the whole channel.
Values for OSC, LFO, Filter, Envelope are per voice unless stated otherwise.

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